{"id":2409,"date":"2020-02-21T17:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddex.net\/?page_id=2409"},"modified":"2024-04-29T22:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T22:45:24","slug":"working-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ddex.net\/about-ddex\/working-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”http:\/\/ddex.3mil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ddex-head10.png” bg_image_portrait=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/arrows.gif” bg_color=”#003a6f” bg_position=”right center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” min_height=”230″ padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1517481181809{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#ffffff” size=”54″ force_font_size=”true” size_phone=”40″ font_weight=”900″ margin_top=”55″ margin_bottom=”30″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]Working Groups[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section padding_top=”30″ padding_bottom=”80″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1517481222134{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1714426220562{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]DDEX currently maintains twelve active Working Groups or Ad hoc Groups which are made up of member representatives<\/a><\/strong> from the Charter and Full Members of DDEX. The Working Groups meet regularly by teleconference and in-person to develop, maintain, and update the DDEX standards, and assist with their implementation. Below is the list of current active Working Groups and Ad hoc Groups with their mandates for activity (as of May 2024).[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693865322904{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693865201416{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693865177090{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Working Group or Ad hoc Group Name<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693865210160{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1693865186801{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

WG or AhG Mandate<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1533303780007{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1533303792012{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693865375073{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Anomaly Reporting Working Group (AR)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544003945449{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714426627513{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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  1. Develop and maintain any standard message formats and choreographies by which companies can report to their business partners any anomalies they have identified which may, or may not, be an indicator of suspicious behaviour;<\/li>\n
  2. Complete such standards and choreographies in respect of consumer interaction and supply chain anomalies;<\/li>\n
  3. Assist interested parties with any Anomaly Reporting implementation activities;<\/li>\n
  4. Encourage conformant implementation of the Anomaly Reporting standard(s) with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
  5. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the Anomaly Reporting standard(s);<\/li>\n
  6. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the Anomaly Reporting standard(s); and<\/li>\n
  7. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the Anomaly Reporting standard(s).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1518033700304{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1518033816510{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429255742{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Digital Sales Reporting Working Group (DSR)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544003921055{border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714426671457{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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    1. Maintain and further develop the DSR standard for reporting of sales\/usages to owners and\/or administrators of musical works and sound recordings;<\/li>\n
    2. Maintain and further develop the CDM standard for communicating right share claims in respect of musical works;<\/li>\n
    3. Assist interested parties with DSR and CDM implementation activities;<\/li>\n
    4. Encourage conformant implementation of the DSR and CDM standards with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
    5. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the DSR and CDM standards;<\/li>\n
    6. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the DSR and CDM standards; and<\/li>\n
    7. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the DSR and CDM standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1533303815217{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1533303854373{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429315837{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Electronic Release Notification Working Group (ERN)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544003971236{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714427047697{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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      1. Maintain the ERN, MEAD and PIE standards as well as the Catalogue Transfer (CT) standard and best practices;<\/li>\n
      2. Assist interested parties with ERN, MEAD, PIE and CT implementation activities;<\/li>\n
      3. Encourage conformant implementation of the ERN, MEAD, PIE and CT standards with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
      4. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the ERN, MEAD, PIE and CT standards;<\/li>\n
      5. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the ERN, MEAD, PIE and CT standards; and<\/li>\n
      6. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the ERN, MEAD, PIE and CT standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693867449188{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1518034207808{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429434285{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Music Recognition Technologies Working Group (MRT)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544003951949{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714428529631{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]To investigate the metadata requirements for the communication between record companies, music publishers, CMOs, distributors, DSPs and companies offering music recognition services for various purposes by focusing on:<\/p>\n
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        1. Ensuring that all relevant topics relevant to other WGs is being fed back where appropriate;<\/li>\n
        2. The provision of audio files and associated metadata for MRT services to establish the \u201ccorrect\u201d identity of resources from various sources;<\/li>\n
        3. Assist in providing a solution to binding assets with such \u201cidentity metadata\u201d, and the communication of entity relationships to interested parties;<\/li>\n
        4. Communicating material concerning metadata discrepancies detected by MRTs;<\/li>\n
        5. Communication between MRT services and recipients of their messages to resolve those audio and metadata discrepancies;<\/li>\n
        6. Communications from MRT services indicating the identification of music resources \u201cin the wild\u201d not previously identified; and<\/li>\n
        7. Providing blueprint messages for other WGs to enrich their standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693867489772{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867279004{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429494638{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Musical Works Data and Rights Communication Working Group (MWDR)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867295228{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714428854327{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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          1. Maintain MWN, MWL, LoD and BWARM standards;<\/li>\n
          2. Develop and maintain suitable standards for the communication of complex data about musical works throughout the value chain (which may be or be based on the MWN, MWL and LOD standards);<\/li>\n
          3. Assist interested parties with MWN, MWL, LOD and BWARM implementation activities;<\/li>\n
          4. Encourage conformant implementation of the MWN, MWL, LOD and BWARM standards with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
          5. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the MWN, MWL, LOD and BWARM standards;<\/li>\n
          6. Create samples and documents for the knowledgebase for the MWN, MWL, LOD and BWARM standards; and<\/li>\n
          7. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the MWN, MWL, LOD and BWARM standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693867409988{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867382476{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429547541{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]NFT\/Web-3 Working Group (NFT)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867398859{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714428944783{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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            1. Develop and maintain the \u201cSimple Music NFT\u201d standard;<\/li>\n
            2. Collate and document additional use cases for the communication of data about music-related NFTs;<\/li>\n
            3. Investigate the data requirements for such communication;<\/li>\n
            4. Assist interested parties with NFT implementation activities;<\/li>\n
            5. Encourage conformant implementation of the NFT standard(s) with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
            6. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the NFT standard(s);<\/li>\n
            7. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the NFT standard(s); and<\/li>\n
            8. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the NFT standard(s).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693867562004{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867539500{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429629453{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Party Identification and Description Working Group (Party)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693867552539{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714429036679{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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              1. Document requirements for the identification and description of parties in all DDEX standards to enable efficient and consistent collation, communication and use of such metadata across the music industry value chain;<\/li>\n
              2. Work with all messaging WG and AhGs to develop technical solutions and\/or operational processes to meet these requirements;<\/li>\n
              3. Work with the International Standard Name Identifier International Agency, to further the music industry\u2019s requirements for the operation of the standard and to assist ISNI-IA in encouraging music industry players are conforming to the standard\u2019s terms and operational requirements.<\/li>\n
              4. Create, where appropriate with other organisations, educational material to support the aforementioned technical approaches, including best practice documents and physical workshops;<\/li>\n
              5. Reach out to other media sector organisations to exchange and\/or align solutions; and<\/li>\n
              6. Work with SCAPR on the dissemination of IPNs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693868180786{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868159426{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429688670{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Recording Data and Rights Working Group (RDR)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868171410{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714429122359{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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                1. Maintain the RDR standards;<\/li>\n
                2. Assist interested parties with RDR implementation activities;<\/li>\n
                3. Encourage conformant implementation of the RDR standards with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
                4. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the RDR standards;<\/li>\n
                5. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the RDR standards;<\/li>\n
                6. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the RDR standards; and<\/li>\n
                7. Continue to review the adoption and use of all parts of the RDR standard by continuing regular RDR surveys against the baseline set in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693868693002{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868662858{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429736941{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Studio Working Group (Studio)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868682058{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714429155294{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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                  1. Maintain the RIN standard;<\/li>\n
                  2. Create a dictionary of colloquially used terms in the studio environment associated with their \u201cDDEX equivalent\u201d;<\/li>\n
                  3. Assist interested parties with RIN implementation activities;<\/li>\n
                  4. Encourage conformant implementation of the RIN standard with the widest possible adoption within the relevant community, worldwide;<\/li>\n
                  5. Consider any AI developments and their impact on the RIN standard;<\/li>\n
                  6. Create samples and documents for the knowledge base for the RIN standard; and<\/li>\n
                  7. Develop and maintain conformance tools for the RIN standard<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1533303906977{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1518034207808{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429844591{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Venue Identification and Description Working Group (Venue)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544004175630{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714430552405{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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                    1. Support the DDEX secretariat and DDEX board in evaluating the proof of concept currently being implemented; and<\/li>\n
                    2. Conducted jointly with EIDR.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1693868744946{background-color: #d6edff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868721313{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429885862{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Artificial Intelligence Ad hoc Group (AI)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1693868733323{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #d6edff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714430578541{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]To investigate the metadata requirements for the communication of AI-generated music, focusing on all types of creations (including musical works)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1533303906977{background-color: #aaddff !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1518034207808{border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1711429921741{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Standards Enhancement Ad hoc Group<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1544004175630{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #aaddff !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1714430720078{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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                      1. To investigate how DDEX can enhance its standards and make them easier to understand and implement for all types of companies;<\/li>\n
                      2. Make recommendations to the Plenary or Board as appropriate as to what action, if any, should be taken by DDEX relating to these issues; and<\/li>\n
                      3. Identify any other general topics about which DDEX could act to improve the creation, maintenance and implementation of its standards.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#ededed” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1544556477749{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”][mk_imagebox per_view=”3″ animation_speed=”200″ slideshow_speed=”3000″][mk_imagebox_item item_image=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/about-ddex.jpg” image_padding=”false” title_font_weight=”400″ btn_text=”About” btn_url=”\/about-ddex\/” btn_background_color=”#043a6c” btn_text_color=”#ffffff” btn_hover_background_color=”#002659″ el_class=”button-slide”][\/mk_imagebox_item][mk_imagebox_item item_image=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ddex-purpose2.jpg” image_padding=”false” title_font_weight=”400″ btn_text=”Purpose” btn_url=”\/about-ddex\/purpose\/” btn_background_color=”#ec008c” btn_text_color=”#ffffff” btn_hover_background_color=”#e50089″ el_class=”button-slide”][\/mk_imagebox_item][mk_imagebox_item item_image=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ddex-governance.jpg” image_padding=”false” title_font_weight=”400″ btn_text=”Governance” btn_url=”\/about-ddex\/governance\/” btn_background_color=”#56a0d3″ btn_text_color=”#ffffff” btn_hover_background_color=”#3b78bf” el_class=”button-slide”][\/mk_imagebox_item][mk_imagebox_item item_image=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ddex-benefits.jpg” image_padding=”false” title_font_weight=”400″ btn_text=”Benefits” btn_url=”\/about-ddex\/benefits\/” btn_background_color=”#a7be39″ btn_text_color=”#ffffff” btn_hover_background_color=”#9fb536″ el_class=”button-slide”][\/mk_imagebox_item][\/mk_imagebox][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arrows-footer.png” bg_image_portrait=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/arrows-footer.png” bg_color=”#003a6f” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” padding_top=”60″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#ffffff” size=”24″ font_weight=”bold” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]\n

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